Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-10


began once more 90 pace the floor
"But YOU would not have me more
miserable money making philistine, who
deserts science and inycnts baking pow
dcrs and shoe backing lac dried, indig-
nantly.
eyes. yes, would" She responded en-
Enthusiastically. "DO invent something;
shoe backing, for instance, warranted not
10 crack the leather, because limits just
what | am i'm need of-Seinmler's Shoe
Shine, =. =. :. in all the newspapers and
on the street corucrs. Motto: \ child
can blacken itself with this blackingv'
She laughed with delight at her idea
and clung once more caressingly about his
neck.
"But 7 should he a very unhappy man
IL deserted science and engaged perma-
ncntly in any such pursuit, he demon
stratcd, grayely.
"Weu. then. desert science tcuporari-
Is; but only do make some money, she
coaXed.
lie stood long ponGering, and tremu-
lous shyer passed through his frame.
How long will You wait for mcE' he
asked. with "a stern resolution i'm his face.
"Oh. could wait forever, she an
swercd. tcudcry, "but let us saga year,
she went ON, as the worldly reflections be-
gan TO pred.miuute.
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"lgIi um To get out, sau MI llarh'
ness t' The me cu-er, rs he hung the lee
Ter into A~ waste paper basket lie
-r.'H.e! Ola for few minutes ih silence
i..I leaned over 90 consult the tape upon
which the "Icher behind HIM was prlhS
. Tire market quotations. Suddenly ms
face Frightened 'iy Jngo. hc CN-
chained: ~ mon Pacific at 80. mat
IluIp IN my pocket.
iii, LaMor WAS much improved by TINS
piece ~ good luck. and as lac strobe
tMuu.l thc outer Offices De lcit the agree
able cN,alWatUn of a man at peace with
t., world When he was accosted at the
door by "a round shouldcred, youngest
looking man, with blonde beard ana spec
tl.it~. hc Cll not repeat his INVITATION 10
'sct ont"
"-ire You the fellow that wrote the let
ter he asked
with Your permission, / am, The
yoms man replied, with a marked Ger
man accent 81 think you would find 1t
to Your own advantage not 10 refuse me
the Interview.
"-iu ri-at come in.
Tie turned around bri-lly and passed
through the ground glass door to the inner
Office. leaving the German 10 follow. Mr..
IIWl,nc,- was, Ike most Of the bonanza
men of the Pacific coast. of Sanguin0
aajGtveutrou~ tempcramcatbu t scantily
equipped with eGucation. lie was ready
for anything i'm which there was money,
and HO proposition in which money was
involved Was too daring for lis considcra-
ton. lie was young and already twenty
times millionaire. To his visitor he
seemed the Very incarnation Of the hearty,
generous. slam-bauI rCcklcssncs, Of the
Pacific co1st. IL would have surprised
him. uD doubt. If he had suspected that
this specialized, uuprcteutious looking for
cigutr had made "a complete inventory OF
h., characteristics from merely seeing him
in the street and from hearing the rJmor
Of his daring laaucuver- on the stock cX-
change.
"Ncll. IWEuce- remarked, fire
away I've got just fifteen minutes"
"Iialf an hour, said the German,
firmly.
"W,ll fire away, man. Time M this
hour Cf the day is worth a thousand dol
lars q minute
"Au right Then | viii be brief. Ny
name is Heinrich Wachtmcistcr. | was
two years ago tutor in chemistry AT the
un.yrr ity at Utrecht. I'm that capacity
/ was led % make certain experiments
winch resulted in my discovering what